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UK
/ɡˈɛtəwˌeɪ/
]
[ US /ˈɡɛtəˌweɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɛtəˌweɪ/ ]
NOUN
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a rapid escape (as by criminals)
after the expose he had to take it on the lam
the thieves made a clean getaway -
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
his car has a lot of pickup
How To Use getaway In A Sentence
- As far back as the 1920s, it was an easy getaway for Hollywood types looking for a little privacy; and this golden era lives on at select spots.
- Designed and built by hiveMODULAR partner Bryan Meyer and his wife, Anne Ryan, this little woodland getaway is a great example of how versatility makes small spaces livable. Jason Sahler | Inhabitat
- And that is the point: islands used to be the preserve of those who favoured exclusive getaway holidays. Times, Sunday Times
- I decided to attempt to sketch what I had recently seen on a Sunday afternoon getaway in the mountains.
- It's the great Easter getaway. Times, Sunday Times
- In case a dish fails to appease a customer, Steve Carrasco can always make a flying getaway.
- These simple wooden huts provide guests with an idyllic getaway on a peaceful lake surrounded by woods. Times, Sunday Times
- Police are now hunting six reindeer thought to have acted as getaway drivers. Times, Sunday Times
- A bicycle thief made a quick getaway after stealing his set of wheels in broad daylight.
- The robbers seize the cash, jump into fast getaway cars and drive off - through holes cut earlier into the side barriers of the motorway. Times, Sunday Times